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Jun 25, 2024 · “Shanghai Express” is a captivating black-and-white film set in war-torn China during the 1920s, featuring a mesmerizing performance by Marlene Dietrich and earning critical acclaim for its stunning cinematography and evocative storytelling.
Jun 14, 2024 · The befeathered courtesan (Marlene Dietrich) meets a stoic Army man and ex-lover (Clive Brook) on the titular Shanghai Express traveling across war-torn China, but their wistful reminiscing is interrupted when a bandit (Warner Oland) demands an unscheduled stop.
Jun 21, 2024 · An intoxicating mix of adventure, romance, and pre-Code salaciousness, Shanghai Express marks the commercial peak of an iconic collaboration. Marlene Dietrich is at her wicked best as Shanghai Lily, a courtesan whose reputation brings a hint of scandal to a three-day train ride through war-torn China.
Jun 8, 2024 · In Peking, China, during a civil war, British Capt. Donald Harvey (Clive Brook) meets his old flame Magdalen (Marlene Dietrich) and learns with dismay that she has become a prostitute known as Shanghai Lily.
- Tony Chiodo
Jun 17, 2024 · Shanghai Express (von Sternberg, 1932, rewatch). This and the previous film were introduced by the author of that recent Anna May Wong biography, who gave us some really valuable context on Wong's career. And a rewatch made a huge difference in understanding the political context of the film (the ghost of von Sternberg is saying "Political context?
Jun 25, 2024 · The commander, a ‘half-breed’, has a ‘castle in the woods’ where he abducts the Nordic prostitute, Shanghai Lily, played by Marlene (‘Legs’) Dietrich”. Nevertheless, the film became the Dietrich-von Sternberg’s greatest success and influenced their further staging, particularly in terms of lighting.
Jun 14, 2024 · The befeathered courtesan (Marlene Dietrich) meets a stoic Army man and ex-lover (Clive Brook) on the titular Shanghai Express traveling across war-torn China, but their wistful reminiscing is interrupted when a bandit (Warner Oland) demands an unscheduled stop.
